It’s a funny thing with cherries in my house; sometimes they get gobbled up so quickly I barely get to enjoy any of them, and other times they sit in the fridge untouched for days. On one of those occasions where a big bag of cherries was threatening to go bad due to lack of interest from my household, I decided I’d bake them into something. But what? I wanted something that was going to be easy to put together and made with ingredients I already had on hand. That’s why I settled on making clafoutis. I’d done an apple version before but I’d heard that cherries were nice too, so I gave it a shot. It took a little time to pit all of the cherries, but the assembling the actual recipe took no time at all. I loved the not-too-sweet custard with the plump and flavourful cherries bursting out of it. My family liked it, but I think I enjoyed it the most. It made a great snack, dessert, and even breakfast. What a great way to use cherries!
Cherry Clafoutis
1 1/2 cups pitted cherries
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tbsp vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Place cherries evenly on bottom of a greased 9″ pie plate. Combine remaining ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour batter evenly over cherries. Bake at 375F for 40 minutes until batter has set and edges are golden brown.
My kids like to whine, especially when it comes to the food they eat, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to make tasty and healthy meals for them. Follow along as I share family-friendly recipes and reviews from my picky family members, who I lovingly call “The Whine Critics.” 
